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Boost Rewards Launches New Employee Engagement Solution
Recognition industry leader announces Ignite by Boost Rewards - December 21, 2016 - Boost Rewards
Express Employment Professionals Office Announces Move to Coeur d’ Alene
Express Employment Professionals of Post Falls today announced that it will relocate its office to Coeur d’ Alene in January, 2017. The new location, at the Crossroads Shopping Center (often referred to as the WinCo Center,) will begin operation on January 30, 2017. - December 21, 2016 - Express Employment Professionals
Self Storage in Jesup, GA, Sold
Sunset Storage, located in Jesup, GA, was sold in November to a regional buyer. Dale C. Eisenman, CCIM of Midcoast Properties, Inc. a leading self storage broker in the Southeast represented the seller and had the listing to market the facility. The facility includes 3 locations in Jesup on over... - December 21, 2016 - Midcoast Properties, Inc.
BDA Advises Clark's Botanicals on Sale to New Prestige Beauty and Personal Care Group, Glansaol
BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, premium skincare brand Clark's Botanicals Inc., has agreed to be acquired by newly formed Glansaol LLC. Glansaol has also agreed to acquire prestige color cosmetics line Laura Geller, and color cosmetics & skincare line Julep. The Clark's... - December 21, 2016 - BDA Partners Ltd
OPIC Approves $5 Million to Support Unreasonable Capital Fund Investing in Emerging Markets
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, today announced the financing of up to $5 million to support Unreasonable Capital Fund I. Unreasonable Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in scalable and profitable companies working to address social and environmental issues that improve the lives of people living in underserved communities across Latin America, India, Asia, and Africa. - December 20, 2016 - Unreasonable Group
Alexius – Meeting the Demands by Business for Affordable Legal Services
Alexius, LLC. is a Denver-based alternative legal services provider that is changing the legal landscape in Colorado and around the country by offering small-to-mid size companies predictable and affordable legal services through a managed services delivery model. Deloitte’s June 2016... - December 20, 2016 - Alexius, LLC
Luxury Camping Portal Glamping Hub Offers to Take Oprah and Michelle Obama Glamping
Glamping Hub would like to invite Oprah and the First Lady to go glamping at any one of the 5,000 featured accommodations on the luxury camping portal, following Oprah's Hour-Long Special, "First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell to the White House: An Oprah Winfrey Special." - December 20, 2016 - Glamping Hub
"Dystopia: The Crimson War," World-First Launch in Philippines and Australia
December 19th, World-first Launch in Philippines and Australia for Android and iOS; Services planned in other regions within the year; First-ever Gameplay movie Released; Cyberpunk Sci-fi world created by former Call of Duty Concept Artist. - December 20, 2016 - BlackBeard Inc
Staropoli Law PLLC Will Now Guarantee the Lowest Divorce and Custody Fees in Pennsylvania
In order to better serve the families it represents, Staropoli Law has decided to formally guarantee its fees to be the lowest divorce and custody fees in Pennsylvania. - December 20, 2016 - Curt Staropoli, Esq.
Gary A. Gilkison Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Gary A. Gilkison of Versailles, Kentucky has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements for 30 years in the field of government. About Gary A. Gilkison Mr. Gilkison retired after... - December 20, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Reverend Janice R. Nicholas Honored as a Top Executive by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Reverend Janice R. Nicholas of Mitchellville, Maryland has been honored as a Top Executive for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for over 15 years in the field of religion. About Reverend Janice R. Nicholas Reverend Nicholas is... - December 20, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Elaine G. Adevai Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Elaine G. Adevai of Staten Island, New York has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for over 35 years in the field of nonprofit services. About Elaine G. Adevai Ms. Adevai is the Executive... - December 20, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Norman A. Eshleman Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Norman A. Eshleman of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements for over 35 years in the field of healthcare. About Norman A. Eshleman Mr. Eshleman... - December 20, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Al Jaber Building Achieves 35 Million Man-Hours Without LTI
Al Jaber Building team at the Construction of Building Accommodation in Ruwais Housing Complex Expansion - Phase 4, Abu Dhabi - UAE, have achieved a significant milestone. The safety team obtained a record 35 million without any lost time injury (LTI) which is one of the largest achievements on... - December 20, 2016 - Al Jaber Group
UMASS Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management’s CISDM Releases Flash November Hedge Fund Index
CISDM Equal Weighted Hedge Fund Index Indicates a Positive Performance of 0.63% for November - December 19, 2016 - UMASS Amherst Isenberg School of Management
Prospect 33 Names Lewinsohn as Co-CEO
With a mission to launch what is anticipated to be Africa’s leading career social platform in 2017, Tom Spouse, Founder and CEO of Prospect 33, extends the breadth of a longstanding and successful partnership and appoints current President Dominic Lewinsohn as co-CEO. Friends since boyhood in... - December 19, 2016 - Prospect 33
Kweli Wireless is Preparing to File for Their FCC 214 Authorization. They Are Poised to Becoming the First Major Black Owned Wireless Service Provider in America.
Kweli Wireless' primary target is ethnic-based. There are 43 million black Americans, 50 million Latino Americans and a few million Native Americans, when you add in pop culture the numbers run over 100 million people as a potential subscriber base. About 2/3 of their base are at least 16 years old or older. Some of them use more than one device or service. Kweli is projecting they will register at least 10% of their base and become a billion dollar corporation within their first two years. - December 18, 2016 - Kweli Wireless
Alan P. Roelfs Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Alan P. Roelfs, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, has recently been recognized as a Strathmore’s Who’s Who Top 10 Member for 2016 and 2017 for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Agriculture. - December 17, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Joyce L. Morrison Has Been Recognized as Strathmore’s Who’s Who’s Woman of the Month
Joyce L. Morrison, of St. Joseph, Missouri, has recently been honored as Strathmore’s Who’s Who Woman of the Month for January, 2017. This honor has been bestowed in recognition of her outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Animal Health. - December 17, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Doni-Jo Minor-Munro Named Strathmore’s Who’s Who Biography of the Month
Doni-Jo Minor-Munro, of Santa Maria, California, has recently been named the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Biography of the Month of November, 2017, for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of American Indian Educational Programs. - December 17, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors John T. Spitznagel as a 2016 Professional of the Year
John T. Spitznagel has recently been recognized as a 2016 Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Healthcare Sales and Marketing. - December 17, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Susan J. Littman, M.D. Honored as a Strathmore’s Who’s Who Lifetime VIP Member
Susan J. Littman, of Maple Glen, Pennsylvania, has been recognized as a Lifetime VIP Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Oncology. - December 17, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Looking for Michigan’s Top 10 Business Women
The National Association for Women Business Owners Greater Detroit Chapter (NAWBO GDC) will host the annual Top 10 Michigan Business Women Awards dinner to honor Michigan’s Top 10 influential Business Women on March 23, 2017 at the Laurel Manor in Livonia. The event theme, "Driving... - December 17, 2016 - NAWBO GDC
Asentiv Offers Free Networking Workshop
Business professionals, owners, entrepreneurs, and sales managers interested in learning more about how to build their businesses through a referral based marketing strategy are invited to a free event, Creating Referral Success on Wednesday, January 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn... - December 17, 2016 - Asentiv
New Politically Themed Giftbox Brings Easy Last-Minute Gift to Politically Activated People
The Pantsuit Gift Box: Don’t Feel Hopeless, Feel the Power; For the millions of women who joined the Pantsuit movement during the presidential campaign, Pantsuit Creations offers a pick-me-up gift that packages empowerment with a side of humor. Note to men: It’s an easy-to-purchase-online gift that broadcasts father, boyfriend and brother solidarity. They've created a way for formerly Trump-supporting brothers and boyfriends to extend an olive branch. Pre-order for January pantsuitcreations.com - December 16, 2016 - PantsuitCreations
The Keyes Company & Illustrated Properties Names Kevin Leonard Vice President of Luxury
Valore Group Real Estate founder to spearhead continued growth of premier luxury leader. - December 16, 2016 - The Keyes Company | Keyes Luxury
The Hub Adds Irregular Personnel Activity Classification Using Deep Learning
The Hub artificial intelligence monitoring platform has developed a deep learning model that tracks employee behaviour and protects organisations by detecting errant patterns including staff activity, social engineering and resident software. It enables organisations to automate personnel monitoring and be alerted to anomalous activity. - December 16, 2016 - The Hub
DSR Corporation Orchestrates Internet of Things Products Demo Display Within ZigBee Alliance’s CES 2017 Booth
DSR Corporation, a U.S.-based software development company, has been chosen by the ZigBee® Alliance for a second year in a row to showcase the seamless interoperability offered by ZigBee-based devices from CES 2017. Showcasing ZigBee technology interoperability with over 30 device types from dozens of manufacturers working seamlessly in a live demo at CES 2017. - December 16, 2016 - DSR Corporation
New Product - ApexSQL Propagate 2017 Released
ApexSQL Propagate 2017, a SQL Server development tool that can execute multiple SQL scripts on multiple SQL databases, has been released. - December 16, 2016 - ApexSQL software
EVOLVE Oral Care Announces Cyber Holiday Sale
EVOLVE Oral care has a great holiday gift for your loved ones. - December 16, 2016 - EVOLVE Toothbrush
New Consulting Firm Announces Global Launch
Adeptec, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its new global business operation. The company’s global headquarters is located at 1916 Pike Place, #1329, Seattle, WA 98101. Due to the company’s plans for rapid expansion, Adeptec will also open branch offices in Cork, Ireland and... - December 16, 2016 - Adeptec, Inc.
Averickmedia Released 52,238 Contacts of Automobile Industry Mailing List
The Automotive Service Industry Mailing List reaches top level executives and professionals with purchasing authority in the light vehicle aftermarket service and repair industry. - December 16, 2016 - AverickMedia
New Casinos 2016: Epic Miami Dice Goes Live
Another new online casino in 2016 is going live today. Miami Dice Casino is the sequel to The Grand Ivy and Spin Station casino brands, which were both released earlier this year. This third new casino has plenty of changes compared to the earlier brands. Continue to find out more. - December 15, 2016 - New Casinos Ltd.
Track Star Announces the Release of Version 6.1 of the AVLS System
Track Star International, Inc. has officially announced the release of the latest version of its AVLS software product, version 6.1. - December 15, 2016 - Track Star International, Inc.
Creighton University Renews & Expands Contract with Unimarket, Adding New Module and Rebates to eProcurement Suite
Unimarket, an innovator in eProcurement and spend management solutions, announced that long-time customer Creighton University has renewed its contract, as well as expanded the solutions it uses for system-wide procurement to include Unimarket’s contract management module. “Our... - December 15, 2016 - Unimarket
Witlingo Partners with Digital DataVoice (DDV) to Deliver Amazon Alexa and Google Action Experiences to Enterprise Clients
The partnership between Witlingo and DDV will enable both companies to efficiently serve the increasing demand by enterprises for value delivering and brand respecting voice experiences. - December 15, 2016 - Witlingo
Viewers Take Control of Live Streams with StreamQuest.com
StreamQuest launches its platform. The first service allowing viewers of live streams (Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Facebook, etc.) to participate to the shows. - December 15, 2016 - StreamQuest
8th Annual American Outlaws Boston Winter Ball
Semi-Formal to Raise Money for America Scores Boston on Saturday, December 17th at Bill's Bar in Boston. - December 15, 2016 - American Outlaws Boston
A New College Has Landed in Seattle
Athena University, the newest addition to the Athena Education System will open its first US campus in January of 2017. With more than 45 years of experience, the Athena Education System and its components in China, Thailand and Taiwan have pioneered a new approach, model and perspective to students on a global plane. - December 15, 2016 - Athena University
DCC Now Offers High Quality Used Concrete Jersey Barriers at Discount Pricing
With top-rated customer service, DCC now offers a wide selection of high quality used concrete jersey barriers at discount pricing. - December 15, 2016 - 48 Barriers
US Nuclear Announces Extension of Private Offering
US Nuclear Announces Extension of Private Offering of 2,000,000 Shares of restricted common stock. - December 14, 2016 - US Nuclear Corp.
Military UAV Spending Over US$36.4 Billion Until 2022 - New Study Launched by Market-Forecast.com
MUAV/MAVs are dominant in terms of units delivered and the UCAVs in terms value. - December 14, 2016 - ASD Media BV
China Forex Expo Partners with CrowdReviews.com, Announces 2017 Event
The fourth China Forex Expo, the live broadcast of which has attracted 100,000 viewers, was no doubt a fruitful event for both exhibitors and visitors. From October 28-29, 2016, thousands of old and new friends from home and abroad get together at Shenzhen, networking, filling their minds with... - December 14, 2016 - topseos.com
Retailer Asos Boosts U.K. Sourcing After Pound's Brexit Fall - Wismuller Gunter
Asos Plc, Britain's largest online-only fashion retailer, plans to double its U.K. manufacturing as the pound's post-Brexit plunge makes domestic production more affordable. - December 14, 2016 - Wismuller Gunter
Wismuller Gunter: Philips to Sell Lumileds to Apollo at Discounted $2 Billion
Royal Philips NV agreed to sell a majority stake in its lighting components unit to Apollo Global Management LLC in a cut-price deal valued at $2 billion after a U.S. national security panel blocked a more lucrative transaction with a Chinese buyer almost a year ago. - December 14, 2016 - Wismuller Gunter
Electra Meccanica to Honor All Other Vehicle Manufacturer’s Vehicle Deposits Toward Purchase of the SOLO Electric Vehicle
Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation announced today that they will be honoring all deposits from individuals who have existing pre-orders with other vehicle manufacturers. Specifically, the company will honor all levels of customer deposits up to $1,000 USD with an equal value deposit for a new... - December 13, 2016 - Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation
Bioscience Americas Lauds Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act
President Obama is expected to sign this landmark bi-partisan legislation soon. - December 13, 2016 - Bioscience Americas
FCP Euro’s Second Annual Platinum Vendor Award Announcement
FCP Euro has expanded its awards program to recognize the top three vendors who, over the course of 2016, have provided FCP Euro’s team members with the best customer service, best marketing support, and the best training support. FCP Euro is proud to honor the team at Interamerican Motor... - December 13, 2016 - FCP Euro
Nationally Recognized Interoperability Voice Selected to the CareQuality Council
Janine Akers, CEO of DataFile Technologies is amongst the newest class of appointed CareQuality Advisory Council Members to serve a two-year term. - December 13, 2016 - DataFile Technologies
Best Mobile Web Sites and Best Mobile Apps of 2016 Named by Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association announces the winners its 5th annual international MobileWebAward competition at www.mobile-webaward.org. TMP Worldwide won Best of Show Mobile Website and Top Agency. Ormco Corporation won Best of Show Mobile Application. - December 13, 2016 - Web Marketing Association